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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 732-734 |
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Diagnostic value of galactomannan antigen test in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sample from suspected patients of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Shalini Malhotra1, Renu Kumari1, Ankit Kumar Chauhan1, Nirmaljeet Kaur Bhatia1, Amarjit Kaur1, Brijesh Sharma2, Nandini Duggal1
1 Department of Microbiology, ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Medicine, ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Shalini Malhotra
Department of Microbiology, ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_985_20
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is mainly caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and other Aspergillus species. Galactomannan (GM) is a polysaccharide antigen that exists primarily in the cell walls of Aspergillus species. GM may be released into the blood and other body fluids even in the early stages of Aspergillus invasion; therefore, detection of the GM antigen level can be useful in making an early diagnosis of IPA.
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